Midnapore (WB), Dec 2 : In a barbaric incident here on Tuesday, the Maoists beheaded a school teacher. The body of Satya Kinkar Hansda, the school teacher was found in the jungles of west Midnapore.

The Maoists had kidnapped Hansda, who lived in Sirisboni village, a few days back.

Hansda''s body was found near Goaltore in Maoist infested West Midnapore district.

Hansda, who was a teacher at the Purulia Vivekananda High School, was an active member of Gana Pratirodh Committee, a rival of the Maoist-backed People''s Committee against Police Atrocities.

The Maoists had earlier warned him in this regard.

Earlier in October, the Maoists had beheaded Francis Indwar, a special branch inspector of Jharkhand police and later threw his body on NH 33 that connects Patna to Jamshedpur. (ANI)